In doing more research I found his son's birth certificate in Malfa in 1905. When I looked for his in Malfa figuring that could be his home town, I found 1871 and then 1876.Either 1874 and 1875 were missing or I just couldn't find it.

Thank you for adding the link for my Gaetano's son. From what I can translate, my grandfather lived in Malfa, was 30 when my uncle was born, a sailor, and the mother's name was Angela Pirera. Am I missing any more pertinent info?

Contrary to popular belief, not all Italian given names have Christian or classical roots. Many names encountered in older records are almost whimsical, and some cannot be translated into Latin or any other language. In order to avoid possible mistranscription of a given name with which the research...

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